Sunday, October 21, 2012

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Farrell returns to Boston as manager on 3-year deal
(Reuters) – John Farrell’s widely anticipated move to the Boston Red Sox as their new manager on a three-year contract was formally announced by the Major League Baseball (MLB) team on Sunday. Farrell, a pitching coach at the Red Sox from 2007-10, returns to Fenway Park after two seasons in charge of the Toronto Blue Jays, where he compiled a 154-170 record. In exchange for Farrell and right-handed pitcher David Carpenter, Toronto will receive shortstop Mike Aviles from Boston. “I’m extremely excited to be returning to the Red Sox and to Boston,” Farrell said in a statement. …


Baseball-Farrell returns to Boston as manager on 3-year deal
Oct 21 (Reuters) – John Farrell’s widely anticipated move to the Boston Red Sox as their new manager on a three-year contract was formally announced by the Major League Baseball (MLB) team on Sunday. Farrell, a pitching coach at the Red Sox from 2007-10, returns to Fenway Park after two seasons in charge of the Toronto Blue Jays, where he compiled a 154-170 record. In exchange for Farrell and right-handed pitcher David Carpenter, Toronto will receive shortstop Mike Aviles from Boston. “I’m extremely excited to be returning to the Red Sox and to Boston,” Farrell said in a statement. …


Canadian men's speed skating team breaks world record
The Canadian men’s short-track speed skating team set a world record Friday in the 5,000-metre relay.


Hendrick: Earnhardt cleared, will race next week
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Team owner Rick Hendrick says Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared by his doctor to race next weekend at Martinsville Speedway.


NHL, union still talking but not negotiating
The NHL and the players’ association are still talking, but have no plans yet to return to the bargaining table.


Blue Jays trade manager John Farrell to Red Sox
FILE - This 2010, file photo shows Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell. The Red Sox are preparing to announce that John Farrell will be their new manager, according to a baseball official with knowledge of the deal to bring the former Boston pitching coach back one year after the ballclub first tried to give him the top job. The announcement was delayed by the unusual logistics of hiring a manager under contract w   ith another team, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the final procedural steps had not been cleared. But the three-year deal to replace Bobby Valentine could be announced as soon as Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 the official said. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)The Boston Red Sox have hired John Farrell to be their new manager.


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